FINTECH & INNOVATION

Governing AI Agents: Oversight, Risk and Human-in-the-Loop

From Principles to Practice: How to Govern AI Agents Responsibly
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Understand what AI agents are, how they create new governance risks, and what frameworks and tools your organisation needs to deploy them responsibly. Built for risk, compliance, and governance professionals, not technical specialists.

Online Course

Format

45mins

Duration

Foundation

Level

Badge

On Completion

Badge of completion

With this online course, you will:

  • Explain what AI agents are and why their governance differs from traditional AI
  • Identify and compare key frameworks: EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, IMDA
  • Map the unique risk surface of AI agents
  • Evaluate accountability models and human oversight mechanisms
  • Apply governance principles from procurement through audit and red-teaming
Skills

Agentic AI

AI Governance

Agentic Risk Assessment

Human Oversight Design

Responsible AI Deployment

Course Lessons

Understanding AI Agents and Why Governance Matters

Explores what AI agents are, how they differ from traditional AI, and why their autonomy, scale, and multi-system reach make governance an urgent priority.

Governance Frameworks for AI Agents

Compares the key frameworks shaping agentic AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and Singapore's IMDA Model AI Governance Framework.

 Risk, Accountability and Human Oversight

Maps the unique risk surface of agentic systems and evaluates accountability models and human oversight mechanisms appropriate for real-world deployments.

Implementing Governance in Practice

Applies governance principles to operational decisions, from procurement and agent charters through audit trails, red-teaming, and building internal oversight capacity.

Meet your instructor - Chau Earn Tan

Research and Product Manager, CFTE

Chau-Earn is a Product Manager at CFTE, passionate about equipping professionals with AI knowledge through engaging learning experiences. His work focuses on fostering widespread AI literacy and developing impactful AI-driven products that contribute positively to the future of finance.

He brings over three years of prior experience as a technology consultant in banking and fintech, giving him a grounded understanding of the challenges and opportunities financial services professionals face when adopting new technologies.
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